Accessing Configuration Entries for a Directory Server by
Using Directory Proxy Server

The configuration entries for Directory Proxy Server are in cn=config.
When you use Directory Proxy Server to access configuration entries, by default,
you access the configuration entries of Directory Proxy Server.

To access the configuration entries of a directory server, it is better
to connect directly to Directory Server, not to Directory Proxy Server. For
information about how to configure Directory Server, see Chapter 3, Directory Server Configuration.

Caution –

If you reconfigure Directory Proxy Server to access the configuration
entries of a directory server, you are likely to break the administration
framework of Directory Proxy Server.

If you really need to access the configuration entries of a directory
server through Directory Proxy Server, take special steps to ensure that you do
not break the administration framework of Directory Proxy Server. This section
describes how to access the configuration entries of a directory server by
using Directory Proxy Server.

To Access the Configuration Entries of a Directory Server by
Using Directory Proxy Server

After performing this step, a client can access the configuration entries
of one of the data sources connected to Directory Proxy Server. However, the client
cannot know which data source the configuration entries belong to.